A. Kontextspezifische Erfolgsfaktorenforschung im Dialogmarketing -- 1. Bedeutung der Erfolgsfaktorenforschung für das Dialogmarketing von Unternehmen in unterschiedlichen Kontexten -- 2. Dialogmarketing als Untersuchungsgegenstand -- 3. Stand der Erfolgsfaktorenforschung im Dialogmarketing --...

Zwar nutzten Unternehmen in den letzten Jahren verstärkt Corporate-Venture-Capital-Programme, doch blieb die wissenschaftliche Diskussion zu Zielsetzungen und stategischen Wirkungen solcher Programme bisher begrenzt. Behrend Freese geht der Frage nach, welchen strategischen Mehrwert...

I Relevanz der Untersuchung und Ableitung der Forschungsziele -- II Grundlagen der Untersuchung -- IIIKonzeptualisierung und Operationalisierung eines Modells zur Messung der Zielgrö\e Kundenbindung -- IV Konzeptualisierung und Operationalisierung cuRes Modells zur Erklärung von Kundenbindung...

Christian Funke aims at developing a better understanding of a central asset pricing issue: the stock price discovery process in capital markets. Using U.S. capital market data, he investigates the importance of mergers and acquisitions (MA) for stock prices and examines economic links between...

Promotions are at the same time beloved and feared by both food retailers and branded goods manufacturers in today’s retail environment. Beloved because they attract smart customers and generate an immediate effect on a brand’s sale. Feared because there is uncertainty about the...

This book investigates if and how agricultural market structures and farm constraints affect the development of dynamic food and cash crop sectors and whether these sectors can contribute to economic transformation and poverty reduction in Africa. The authors map the current cash and food crops...

Christoph Rose provides a broader differentiation of the perspective on family-owned companies. In contrast to several studies that merely discuss family-owned companies and non-family companies, his analysis is based on family influence, so the dominating heterogeneity of family-owned companies...

Exploring the Cloud Computing (CC) commercial landscape as it matures; this book asserts that the key ingredient in sustaining the Software as a Service (SaaS) business model is subscription renewal. Chronicling the evolution and future trajectory of the CC concept, the authors examine the new...

This book takes a process approach of identifying, evaluating, selecting, managing and developing suppliers to create more value for customers. It begins by outlining the mental shift necessary to build robust relationships with suppliers. Next, the book details strategic sourcing methodology: a...